MEXICO CITY, February 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta S.A.B. de C.V., ("Vesta", or the "Company") (BMV: VESTA; NYSE: VTMX), a leading industrial real estate company in Mexico, today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024. All figures included herein were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which differs in certain significant respects from U.S. GAAP. This information should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto. Vesta’s financial results are stated in US dollars unless otherwise noted.
Q4 2024 Highlights
Vesta delivered strong financial results for the full year 2024, achieving US$ 252.3 million in total income; a 17.7% year over year increase which exceeded the 17% upper range of Vesta's revised revenue guidance. 2024 Adjusted NOI1 margin reached 94.6%, also exceeding revised guidance of 94.5%, while Adjusted EBITDA2 margin reached 83.5% in line with the 83.5% revised guidance. Vesta FFO ended 2024 at US$ 160.1 million; a 25.2% increase compared to US$ 127.9 million in 2023.
Vesta achieved strong leasing activity in 2024, reaching a total of 7.7 million sf; 3.5 million sf in new leases and 4.2 million in lease renewals, with a six-year average weighted lease life.
Fourth quarter 2024 leasing activity reached 1.6 million sf: 739 thousand sf in new contracts, most in the Bajio Region with premier global companies in the electronics, automotive and logistics sectors, and 813 thousand sf in lease renewals. Vesta’s fourth quarter 2024 total portfolio occupancy therefore reached 93.4%, while stabilized and same-store occupancy reached 95.5% and 97.6%, respectively.
2024 renewals and re-leasing reached 4.7 million sf with a trailing twelve-month weighted average spread of 8.4%. Same-store NOI increased by 4.2% year on year.
During the quarter, the Company acquired 36.3 acres of land in Guadalajara adjacent to the Vesta Park Guadalajara. This strategic acquisition enables Vesta to build approximately 700,000 sf of GLA, utilizing the Park's existing infrastructure. We also sold a small piece of land in the Bajio, in line with our asset recycling program.
New construction totaled 2.6 million square feet in 2024, at an estimated 11.0% weighted average yield on cost. During the fourth quarter Vesta began construction on three new buildings in Querétaro totaling 560 thousand sf with an estimated total investment of US$ 33.7 million.
Vesta’s current construction in progress reached 2.8 million sf by the end of the fourth quarter 2024, representing an estimated investment of approximately US$ 214.1 million and a 10.9% yield on cost, in markets including Mexico City, Puebla, Querétaro, Aguascalientes and Monterrey.
The Company successfully closed a US$ 545 million Global Syndicated Sustainable Credit Facility during the fourth quarter 2024, comprised of a US$ 345 million term loan with an 18-month availability period and a US$ 200 million revolving credit facility, replacing the Company's prior US $200 million in-place undrawn Revolving Credit Facility.
Vesta’s 2024 share repurchase program reached US$ 42.3 million, or 16.5 million shares, approximately 1.9% of total outstanding shares. The Company’s strategy remains focused on consistently allocating capital to ensure the most significant shareholder return.
On January 15, 2025 Vesta paid US$ 16.2 million in dividends, equivalent to PS$ 0.3883 per ordinary share for the fourth quarter 2024.
In 2024, Vesta launched its updated ESG Strategy aligned with the Company's Route 2030. The new strategy is led by four pillars: Governance and Integrity, Social, Environmental and Sustainable Business. The Company was also included within the S&P/BMV Total ESG Mexico Index in 2024, for the fifth consecutive year, and was included within the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook for the third consecutive year. Further, Vesta has surpass its targets related to the sustainability-linked bond issued at the beginning of 2021, having ended 2024 with eleven new LEED certified buildings and 20 buildings with Edge Certification, as a result the Company has reached approximately 39% of certified GLA. Vesta is among the leading companies in the MSCI rating, having achieved AA rating for the second consecutive year.
Subsequent to quarter's end, in January 2025, Vesta acquired 4.2 million sf of land in Ciudad Juarez, enabling the Company to build six new buildings comprised of 1.6 million sf, aligned with delivering on the Vesta Route 2030 growth strategy.
12 months
Financial Indicators (million)
Q4 2024
Q4 2023
Chg. %
2024
2023
Chg. %
Total Rental Income
65.2
55.9
16.5
252.3
214.5
17.7
Total Revenues (-) Energy
63.3
54.0
17.1
244.8
212.5
15.2
Adjusted NOI
59.1
53.0
11.7
231.5
201.2
15.1
Adjusted NOI Margin %
93.5%
98.1%
94.6%
94.6%
Adjusted EBITDA
52.3
44.1
18.5
204.4
174.2
17.3
Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
82.7%
81.7%
83.5%
82.0%
EBITDA Per Share
0.0596
0.0520
14.6
0.2314
0.2266
2.1
Total Comprehensive Income
(66.6)
112.3
(159.4)
210.2
324.5
(35.2)
Vesta FFO
41.7
32.6
28.0
160.1
127.9
25.2
Vesta FFO Per Share
0.0476
0.0384
2390.0
0.1813
0.1664
890.0
Vesta FFO (-) Tax Expense
40.2
14.4
178.5
128.2
36.0
256.3
Vesta FFO (-) Tax Expense Per Share
0.0458
0.0170
169.5
0.1452
0.0468
210.1
Diluted EPS
(0.0760)
0.1323
(157.4)
0.2380
0.4221
(43.6)
Shares (average)
877.1
848.7
3.3
883.3
768.8
14.9
Vesta’s fourth quarter 2024 total income was US$ 65.2 million; a 16.5% year over year increase. Fourth 2024 Adjusted NOI1 margin and Adjusted EBITDA2 margin reached 93.5% and 82.7%, respectively. Vesta FFO ended fourth quarter 2024 at US$ 41.7 million; a 28.0% increase compared to US$ 32.6 million in fourth 2023.
Fourth quarter 2024 revenue reached US$ 65.2 million; a 16.5% year on year increase from US$ 55.9 million in the fourth quarter 2023 primarily due to US$ 6.4 million in new revenue-generating contracts and a US$ 2.2 million inflationary benefit on fourth quarter 2024 results.
Fourth quarter 2024 Adjusted Net Operating Income (Adjusted NOI) increased 11.7% to US$ 59.1 million, compared to US$ 53.0 million in the fourth quarter 2023. The fourth quarter 2024 Adjusted NOI margin was 93.5%; a 460-basis-point year on year decrease due to increased costs related to rental income generating properties.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter increased 18.5% to US$ 52.3 million, as compared to US$ 44.1 million in the fourth quarter 2023. The Adjusted EBITDA margin was 82.7%; a 100-basis-point increase primarily due to a decrease in administrative expenses during the quarter.
Fourth quarter 2024 Vesta funds from operations after tax (Vesta FFO (-) Tax Expense) increased to a US$ 40.2 million gain, from US$ 14.4 million for the same period in 2023. Vesta FFO after tax per share was US$ 0.0458 for the fourth quarter 2024 compared with US$ 0.0170 for the same period in 2023, an This increase is due to higher income and a decrease in current taxes for the fourth quarter 2024. Fourth quarter 2024 Vesta FFO excluding current tax was US$ 41.7 million compared to US$ 32.6 million in the fourth quarter 2023, due to higher profit and lower interest expenses relative to the same period in 2023.
Fourth quarter 2024 total comprehensive loss was US$ 66.6 million, versus a US$ 112.3 million gain in the fourth quarter 2023, primarily due to an increase in current taxes during the fourth quarter 2024.
The total value of Vesta’s investment property portfolio was US$ 3.7 billion as of December 31, 2024; a 15.1% increase compared to US$ 3.2 billion at the end of December 31, 2023.
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About Vesta
Vesta is a real estate owner, developer and asset manager of industrial buildings and distribution centers in Mexico. As of December 31, 2024, Vesta owned 225 properties located in modern industrial parks in 16 states of Mexico totaling a GLA of 40.3 million sf (3.7 million m2). Vesta has several world-class clients participating in a variety of industries such as automotive, aerospace, retail, high-tech, pharmaceuticals, electronics, food and beverage and packaging. For additional information visit: www.vesta.com.mx.
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
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1
Adjusted NOI and Adjusted NOI Margin calculations have been modified, please refer to Notes and Disclaimers.
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Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin calculations have been modified, please refer to Notes and Disclaimers
